Broken Harvest
by Maurice O'Callaghan
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Actor: Colin Lane, Darren McHugh, Joe Jeffers, Marian Quinn, Niall O'BrienDirector: Maurice O'Callaghan
Brand: Video Communications Inc.
Cinematographer: Jack Conroy
Producer: Maurice O'Callaghan
Writer: Maurice O'Callaghan
Editor: J. Patrick Duffner
Producer: Jerry O'Callaghan
Writer: Kate O'Callaghan
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language)
Format: Color, DVD, NTSC
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 97 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2001-04-24
Audience Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Studio: Vci Video
Movie Reviews of Broken Harvest
Movie Review: A Classic Tale of Irish Woe
Summary: 5 Stars
"Broken Harvest" will in time be a Classic. Despite its meagre budget and poor direction, it tells the tale of the bitterness that surrounded the aftermath of the Irish Civil War with blunt precision. The main players in Irish life of the time are depicted with little embellishment, the Priest, the School Teacher and the Bank Manager.
The main characters, Arthur O'Leary (Colin Lane) and his wife Catherine (Marian Quinn) deliver a convincing portrayal of many middle class marriages of that time, a time when a woman stood by her man through thick and thin. 1950's Ireland was a troubled time to raise a family on a smallholding and poor Arthur O'Leary, despite his best efforts is not up to the task.
The movie captures all the emotions of the time and its stunning shots of breathtaking scenes of the Irish countryside are but a glimpse of what the Irish of today were to finally realise.
Colin Lane as Arthur gives a masterful performance as the Republican who can't forgive the likes of Free-Stater Josie (Niall O'Brien) for their betrayal, as he sees it, in settling for a 26 county Ireland and leaving the 6 counties of the North under British rule.
The movie is hard hitting and many of the emotions portrayed so well still live on today. Classic!
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